There's always someone worse off
I meant to post this article earlier. It is a reminder that, although things are bad here, the USA is in a worse condition:-"Why do Republicans even bother with this whole farce?Trump wasn't there, but we saw why he's leading: GOP voters don't care about substance, just unjustified grievances""The GOP exists mainly as a vehicle for the endless parade of unwarranted, incoherent grievances of the Republican base.When whining and playing the victim are all that the voters want from their leaders, of course Trump rises to the top. Even Florida's Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is so egotistical he put out an ad declaring he was handpicked by God, cannot compete with Trump's off-the-charts level of narcissism. For a base that just wants to hear how they're the real victims here, Trump's "woe is me" messaging and retribution-oriented rhetoric is political heroin straight into their MAGA veins. Wednesday night's debate was a painful illustration of this.The more candidates, like former Vice President Mike Pence and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, actually tried to talk about policy — albeit from a traditional "gut social spending" Republican point of view — the more you could feel the audience fall asleep. But when businessman-turned-professional troll Vivek Ramaswamy hollered the slogan, "Drill, frack, burn coal and embrace nuclear," the audience went nuts. Not because this is a serious policy proposal, mind you. Because, as his impish grin suggested, the joy was in knowing how much liberals would be triggered by this answer."https://www.salon.com/2023/08/24/why-do-even-bother-with-this-whole-farce/
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